Saint Mark's Episcopal Parish Upland, CA

06/14/2026

Welcome to our service of Holy Eucharist for Third Sunday after Pentecost!
We are glad you are here.

We invite you to introduce yourself in the comments and let us know where you are joining us from. Please remember to be kind to all while participating in the service.

Follow along with the service bulletin available here: https://www.stmarks-upland.org/services/in-spirit-worship/

The Clergy, Wardens and Vestry thank all those who made this digital ‘in-spirit’ worship service possible!

Please send pledges or donations to:
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
330 E. 16th Street
Upland, CA 91784

You may also donate to St. Mark's through Zelle by using

[email protected]

Add a note if your donation is a designated donation.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/user/stmarksupland/

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saintmarksepiscopalparishupland

Learn more about St. Mark's on our website: https://www.stmarks-upland.org/

CCLI License #11444647, #21155210
Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE.
License -401793. All rights reserved.

06/13/2026

Congratulations to Deacon Julia!

Ordained today by Bishop John Harvey Taylor, new deacons (pictured at center in ivory vestments, from left) Drew Darby of St. Paul’s, Ventura; Julia Warren of St. Mark’s, Upland; JD Neal of St. Matthias, Whittier; Caitlyn Ference of St. James, South Pasadena; and Kelly Lauer of St. Luke’s, Monrovia, stand with clergy colleagues (from left) the Very Rev. Anne Sawyer, dean of St. John's Cathedral, Deacon Margaret McCauley, Interim Diocesan Canon John Watson, the Rev. Mel Soriano, the Rev. Canon Thomas Quijada-Discavage of diocesan formation and transition ministry; the Rev. Dr. Jenifer Chatfield, homilist and ordination retreat leader; and Archdeacon Laura Siriani. Also in attendance in the congregation was Bishop-elect Antonio J. Gallardo L.

06/11/2026

Pill Bottle Donations

Matthew 25: Ministries accepts donations of clean, empty, recapped, label and residue-free plastic pill bottles for inclusion in shipments of medical supplies. Our pill bottle program fulfills the dual needs of improving medical care in developing countries and caring for our environment.

Acceptable donations include:
-Prescription and Over-the-Counter Pill Bottles
-Large and Small Pill Bottles (single-person/family sized)
-Pill Bottles with and without Secure Caps (Child-Resistant)

How to prepare pill bottle donations for shipments of medical supplies:

1) Sort bottles by color and type
2) Remove labels, leaving no glue or residue
3) Wash bottles and lids in very hot water and dish soap
4) Rinse and dry thoroughly
5) Replace lids on clean, dried bottles
6) Bring to St Mark’s and place in bin on the Creation Care Ministry table

06/08/2026

Graciously loving God,
We praise you for making humankind in your image and for loving us all — regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, ideology, and beliefs.
We thank you for the love that you have instilled in us, that we may use our love for each other to make this world a more accepting and loving place.
We trust in your strength and guidance to lead us through turmoil that is anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and legislation that plagues this world.
Lord, we ask for your loving protection for all of your children, but in these days of Pride we ask that you strengthen and protect your children in the LGBTQ+ community.
For those who are still in the closet, grant that they may be received with love and support by their family (both given and chosen).
For those who are out and proud, grant that they may be shielded from hatred and fear from those who seek to persecute us.
For those who are still navigating and determining their identity, grant them peace and kindness, as well as the wisdom that no matter who they are, they are loved wholly and purely for who they are.
For those unsure why Pride is a time of reflection and celebration, grant them the strength to learn and reflect upon the history of Q***r revolution in this nation and abroad; guide them through the shame and fear instilled upon those in the LGBTQ+ community (especially q***r people of color), both through the former legislation and current cultural practices that seek to erase us; grant that they may know the love, joy, and support that we share amongst each other as we continue to fight for the freedom to be ourselves without physical or social punishment.
And for those who seek to live in a world without Pride Month, Lord we ask that you may soften their hearts so that they see that we are made in your image just as they are.
Thank you for the revolutionaries that you have sent and those that are to come.
May our hearts be ever outpouring in love for all on this earth, now and forever.
In Your name we pray,
Amen.
-Bethany Straus

06/07/2026

Welcome to our service of Holy Eucharist for Second Sunday after Pentecost!
We are glad you are here.

We invite you to introduce yourself in the comments and let us know where you are joining us from. Please remember to be kind to all while participating in the service.

Follow along with the service bulletin available here: https://www.stmarks-upland.org/services/in-spirit-worship/

The Clergy, Wardens and Vestry thank all those who made this digital ‘in-spirit’ worship service possible!

Please send pledges or donations to:
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
330 E. 16th Street
Upland, CA 91784

You may also donate to St. Mark's through Zelle by using

[email protected]

Add a note if your donation is a designated donation.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel!
https://www.youtube.com/user/stmarksupland/

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saintmarksepiscopalparishupland

Learn more about St. Mark's on our website: https://www.stmarks-upland.org/

CCLI License #11444647, #21155210
Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE.
License -401793. All rights reserved.

06/02/2026

Let us welcome the newly baptized!

We receive you into the household of God. Confess the faith of Christ crucified, proclaim Christ's resurrection, and share with us in Christ's eternal priesthood.

Many blessings to Colette and Rylan!

06/01/2026